The Silk Road. Originated in 1 century BC, it is an international trade route with important historical significance. Because silk occupies a large proportion in the trade of this route, the famous German geographer Ferdinand von richthofen named it "Silk Road" in 1877.
It is not only an ancient international trade route, but also a splendid cultural bridge connecting China, India, Persia, Greece and Rome. It is through this bridge that China's four great inventions and western religions were introduced to other countries.
It is not only an ancient international trade route, but also a splendid cultural bridge connecting China, India, Persia, Greece and Rome. It is through this bridge that China's four great inventions and western religions were introduced to various countries.
History of the Silk Road
Hexi Corridor is the main road of the Silk Road, but why is there a "Yumen" in Hexi Corridor instead of a "Silk Gate"? As early as 2000 years before the Silk Road was recorded in the literature, the route of cultural exchange between the East and the West had been opened, but not for exporting silk, but for importing Hetian jade. The name "Silk Road" was invented by German scholars.
At the end of 19, Richthofen, a German geologist, named the "Silk Road" as "the traffic road in the western regions between China and Central Asia, China and India from BC14 to AD 127" in his book China, which was quickly accepted by the academic circles and the public.
Later, in the book "The Ancient Silk Road between China and Syria" published at the beginning of the 20th century, German historian Herman further extended the Silk Road to the west coast of the Mediterranean and Asia Minor based on newly discovered archaeological data, and determined the basic connotation of the Silk Road, that is, the passage of ancient China to South Asia, West Asia, Europe and North Africa through Central Asia.